Grapefruit Ginger Sparklers

Hear me out y’all! These drinks are to-die-for! Why have I never put grapefruit and ginger together before. They are a match made in foodie heaven. Yes…foodie heaven!

There is tons of grapefruit flavor and I mean tons. It’s infused into the simple syrup. Then add in some fresh squeezed juice and big ol’ splash of ginger ale and you have one delicious drink on your hands. I probably drank 4 of these on Sunday and I don’t regret it one bit!

Check out all those beautiful strands of grapefruit zest in the drink! I just love it…it tells me that it’s going to have amazing flavor.

I made these drinks last weekend while we had our smoker full of various kinds of meat. They were so refreshing to have while we were outside enjoying the day, smoking the meat, and pretending to do yard work. Hubbyman and I drank a lot of these (luckily there was no alcohol…though we both agreed that next time there would be some vodka maybe). They were so good. In fact, the kids really enjoyed these too. The simple syrup makes them pretty sweet so the tartness of the grapefruit isn’t too bad.

Ingredients

Grapefruit Simple Syrup

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1 tbls grapefruit zest

Individual Drinks

1 oz grapefruit simple syrup

1 oz grapefruit juice

3 oz ginger ale

ice

Instructions

Grapefruit Simple Syrup

To make the grapefruit simple syrup, combine the sugar, water, and grapefruit zest in a medium pot over medium high heat. Let warm gently until all the sugar is dissolved. Let cool to room temperature (or chill) before using.

Grapefruit Ginger Sparklers

Combine simple syrup, juice, ginger ale with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake well to combine and chill the drink. Pour into small glasses with fresh ice. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.

Note: I get about 5 small cocktail-sized drinks out of 1 can of ginger ale.